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MASTER SOLVERS CLUB

Scores for the June 2022 Contest

Problem A

Imps
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ J

♥ A K J 4

♦ A K 6 4 3

♣ 10 5 4

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	1 ♦	Pass	Pass
?^*

^*BWS: 1 NT = 10-14 HCP; 2 NT = 18-19 HCP

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
1 ♥	100	15	42
Pass	70	8	30
Double	50	4	23
1 NT	30	1	4
2 NT	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem B

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K J 10 6

♥ J 8 4 3

♦ K J 6 2

♣ A

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	Pass	Pass	Pass
1 ♦	2 ♣	Double	3 ♣
?^*

^*BWS: double = cooperative-takeout

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	22	69
3 ♥	40	3	8
3 ♠	30	1	11
Pass	30	1	6
4 ♣	30	1	5
else	0	0	1

Problem C

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 2

♥ K Q 10 9 7 3

♦ A K 9

♣ 9 8 4

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	Pass	Pass	Pass
1 ♥	Pass	2 ♥	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Pass	100	12	20
3 ♣	90	10	21
3 ♥	70	5	39
4 ♥	40	1	7
3 ♦	30	0	11
2 NT	0	0	2
else	0	0	0

Problem D

Matchpoints
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A K J 9

♥ K J 10

♦ A Q 3

♣ J 6 4

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	Pass	1 ♥
Double	2 ♥	Pass	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Pass	100	16	31
2 NT	50	5	25
Double	40	4	39
2 ♠	30	3	4
else	0	0	1

Problem E

Matchpoints
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 3 2

♥ J 6 5

♦ J 7 5 4 3 2

♣ Q

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	1 NT	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 NT	100	11	24
Pass	90	9	45
2 ♣	80	8	27
2 ♠	0	0	3
2 ♦	0	0	1
3 ♣	0	0	1
3 ♦	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem F

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A K Q 10 6

♥ K 6

♦ Q J 9

♣ K 6 5

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——-	——	2 ♥
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
Double	100	14	62
2 ♠	70	9	26
2 NT	50	5	6
3 ♠	30	0	5
else	0	0	1

Problem G

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 7 6 3

♥ Q 8

♦ 10 9 6 2

♣ A K 4 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	1 ♦	Pass
1 NT	Pass	2 ♥^*	Pass
?

^*BWS: forcing for one round (no further agreements)

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♠	100	9	18
4 ♦	90	9	17
3 ♦	60	4	40
3 ♣	50	3	22
4 ♣	40	2	0
2 NT	30	1	1
3 ♥	0	0	1
5 ♦	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem H

Imps
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A 8 6

♥ Q 10 9 7 3

♦ K J 9 7

♣ 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	1 ♣	Pass	1 ♠
Pass	3 ♠^*	Pass	4 ♠
Pass	Pass	Pass

^*does not deny splinter

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♣ 3	100	21	73
♠ 6	50	4	10
♠ 8	50	0	0
♥ 10	40	2	12
♦ 7	30	1	3
♦ 9	30	0	0
♠ A	0	0	1
♥ 7	0	0	1
♥ 3	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

MSC CONTEST

These are the scores that were assigned to the problems, as well as the number of votes each solution received from our expert panel, and the approximate percentage of solvers' answers.

See the June issue of The Bridge World to read the panel's in-depth discussion of these contest problems—see how each expert answered and learn how they came to their decisions.